Pashim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity v. State of West Bengal

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Forum:

Indian Supreme Court

Rights:

To health, to life

Action:

This case challenged the failure of the government to provide timely emergency medical treatment. The Supreme Court of India held that such failure constituted a violation of the right to life and directed the state to compensate the petitioners and to enact various remedial measures.